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VIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- A village church in Laos that once had nearly 2,000 members has shrunk to only a few dozen daring to attend, amid a deadly government crackdown on local believers accused of being "separatist rebels," a Christian news agency reported Thursday, October 11.

WASHINGTON, USA (BosNewsLife)-- An international organization supporting Christians persecuted for their faith released a documentary film Thursday, October 11, on the killing of Iranian Bishop Haik Hovsepian, whose murder in 1994 sparked an international outcry for more religious freedom in the country.

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Dozens of Cuban refugees who were detained by the United States after fleeing their country arrived early Wednesday, October 10, in Hungary where they will be granted political asylum, officials told BosNewsLife.

BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Chinese authorities have expelled dozens of foreign Christian workers, including Americans, and closed down several Christian owned companies as part of an effort to end the spread of Christianity in several areas, includingin China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region investigators and legal documents confirmed Wednesday, October 10.

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- In a move closely monitored by Christians across India, the governor of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh has refused to approve an "anti-conversion" law, sending it instead to the Attorney General of India for a second opinion.

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (BosNewsLife)-- Dozens of Republican and Democratic members of the United States Congress have urged Chinese President Hu Jintao to release a frail, blind, pro-life human rights activist and end what they see as China's destructive family planning policy, BosNewsLife established Tuesday, October 9.

GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP (BosNewsLife)-- Palestinian Christians on Monday, October 8, mourned the murdered young manager of the Gaza Strip's only Christian bookstore and said they feel no longer secure in the territory controlled by militant group Hamas.

GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP (BosNewsLife)-- The director of the Gaza Strip's only known Christian bookstore was found dead Sunday, October 7, shortly after being abducted near his home, officials said.

ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Nigeria's government continued preparations Saturday, October 6, for an emergency conference on religious tensions after rampaging Muslims reportedly killed at least nine Christians, injured 61 others, destroyed nine churches and displaced over 500 people in the town of Tudun Wada in the nation's, mainly Muslim, Kano State.

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf won a controversial presidential vote Saturday, October 6, with promises of "reconciliation", but representatives of the country's embattled Christian minority expected more tensions as they were not allowed to participate in the political process.